Austyn came over and stayed a bit today... he's growing up!!

Lookie who came to see us today! Austyn came over and stayed while Phil and Tammy went to the funeral of Carl Tarver, who was killed in the wreck early in the week. Phil reported it was the biggest funeral he had ever been to. But Austyn was wound up and was having a big ole time making Grandma's spinning wheel go fast! So wonderful to have the grandkids around! And another one is almost here! Heather is a month away from adding Madison Ann to the Blankinship lineup! We are all getting very excited about her arrival... needless to say... And then Jonathan called night before last and let Grandma Ann listen to one extermely wound up Kaitlyn jabber on and on.. how cool is that! Anyway.. enjoy the day, God is Awesome, things are going well, and all is good!! 

Today's Quote

Today's Quote

There are victories of the soul and spirit. Sometimes, even if you lose, you win.

-Elie Wiesel

Today's Quote

Today's Quote

The only way to find the limits of the possible is by going beyond them to the impossible.

-Arthur C. Clarke

from the tulsa world.. different take..

School bus, truck collide; 2 killed
By PATTI WEAVER World Correspondent
3/30/2005

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CUSHING -- Two people -- one of them a student -- were killed Tuesday in a crash of a Ripley school bus and a truck pulling a stock trailer at Oklahoma 18 and Eseco Road, eight miles southwest of Cushing.

Another student aboard the bus and the bus driver were injured.

The truck driver, Carl Edward Tarver, 58, of Cushing, was killed in the crash and his passenger, Linda Tarver, 55, was injured, an Oklahoma Highway Patrol communications officer told The Associated Press

Ripley Elementary School Principal Lisa Pitts said that Sandra Combs, a 10th-grader who recently turned 16, was killed.

"Her dad, Carlos Combs, was driving into his driveway when he saw the bus spinning" on the highway less than a half-mile away from his home, Pitts said.

"It's sickening. It breaks your heart," Pitts said, fighting tears as she stood across from the Ripley school bus, with its front end demolished.

"We had nine kids on the bus -- a sixth-grader, junior high and high school students. This is the end of the route," Pitts said.

Parents arrived at the accident scene quickly, she said. "Kids passed around a cell phone and called their parents," she said.


Another girl, a 10th-grader, was also injured in the crash, Pitts said.

"She was taken to the Cushing hospital. She'll be all right. She's in fair condition," said Pitts, who did not release that girl's name.

"Both girls were in the front seat. Sandra was behind the driver; the other girl was on the other side," Pitts said.

Ripley School Superintendent Kenny Beams said that the bus driver, Jimmie Sue Blose, who teaches music in the elementary school and was driving a substitute route, "was hurt pretty bad."

Blose was flown by helicopter to St. John Medical Center in Tulsa, where she was in critical condition, Pitts said.

A witness, Eric Sams, 21, who works as a car fabricator at Wheels of Past Restoration directly across from the accident scene, said he had stepped outside at 4:03 p.m. for a smoke break when he heard "a loud screech."

"I heard a big boom, like a bomb. I ran for my boss, Dennis Francis, for help, to call 911.

"The truck loaded with cattle hit the front of the bus," which was going east on Eseco Road crossing Oklahoma 18, while the truck was traveling north on the highway, Sams said.

"The bus had stopped and went on," Sams said.

"The bus was taking off. The truck hit the front end of the bus. The bus spun completely around. The front axle of the bus bounced off, onto the road.

"The axle bounced, hitting the front of the bus," Sams said. "Four of us moved it, about 40 feet, out of the road."

He said he, his employer and co-workers, Michael Talent, 18, and Andy Johnson, 21, all worked together to move the about 500-pound axle.

"Four or five of the kids got out of the emergency exit of the bus. The bus driver looked slumped over in the seat.

"The girl who died was lying in the stairs of the bus. Her leg was caught under the bifold door.

"Michael and I jacked the bus up trying to get the door off her leg. Some men were yanking on the door," Sams said.

"It's the worst thing that ever happened that I've seen. It happened so fast."

Cushing Deputy Fire Chief Brent Kerr said, "This is one of the worst accidents we've had here in quite a while; a lot of people, a lot of chaos."

Neither Kerr nor Oklahoma Highway Patrol Lt. Jerry Coyle would release the names of any of the victims.

Superintendent Beams said that Wednesday "will be a voluntary day" in which students would not be required to be in school.

Counselors will be there for students who attend classes Wednesday, he said.

Update on tragic wreck last night....

School bus crash victims identified

By The Associated Press
RIPLEY -- A school bus collided with a flatbed pickup truck near this small Payne County community, killing a 16-year-old Ripley High School girl and the driver of the truck and injuring at least two others, officials said.
Sandra Deann Combs, 16, of Agra, a passenger on the school bus, and Carl Edward Tarver, 57, of Cushing, were killed in the 4:05 p.m. crash on Tuesday, said Diann Warnock, a communications officer with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.

Combs was pinned for about 1 1/2 hours by jammed bus doors before Cushing firefighters were able to cut her free, troopers said. She suffered massive head injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident.

Another passenger on the bus, Halli McKintire, sustained head and internal injuries and was taken to Cushing Regional Hospital in stable condition, the OHP said. Her hometown and age were not available.

The bus driver, Jimmie Sue Blose, 50, was flown by helicopter to St. John Medical Center in Tulsa, the patrol reported. Media relations coordinator Hether Haddox said Wednesday morning she could not release information on Blose.

Firefighters worked for about two hours to free Tarver from the wreckage of his truck, but he died of massive head injuries at the scene of the accident, the patrol said.

A passenger in Tarver's truck, Linda Lou Tarver, 54, sustained head and leg injuries and was taken to Cushing Regional Hospital before being transferred to Deaconess Hospital, the OHP said.

There were six other passengers on the bus but information about them, including names, ages and hometowns, wasn't immediately released.

The bus was eastbound on a county road when it failed to yield to the pickup, which was pulling a cattle trailer northbound on State Highway 18, Trooper Steve Burrows said in a report on the accident. The truck crashed into the bus on the front passenger side, Burrows said. (This means she ran the stop sign!!)

Eric Sams, an employee of an auto shop near the intersection where the crash occurred, witnessed the crash.

"The bus was spun completely around," Sams said. "The front axle of the bus bounced off onto the road and onto the bus."

The impact mangled the front end of the truck all the way up to the driver's side windshield and tore off the hood of the bus. Yellow debris from the bus and wheels were strewn about the area.

Ripley softball coach Tony Cazzelle said classes would be voluntary Wednesday and that counselors would be on hand to meet with students. "It's just a little town, and something like this touches everybody," Cazzelle said. "I know that everybody here knows everybody, and half of them are related."

Cazzelle was coaching the girls' softball team when he found out about the crash.

"We finished the game, and I told the girls after the game," he said. He said Combs "was a real good friend to several players. We all prayed..."

Students were encouraged to arrive about 9:30 or 10 a.m. Wednesday. Buses were not scheduled to operate, officials said.

The Ripley district has about 300 elementary pupils and 125 high school students.

The community is about 16 miles southeast of Stillwater and about eight miles northeast of Perkins.

Today's Quote

Today's Quote

Yesterday is history, Tomorrow is a mystery, Today is a gift. That's why it is called the present.

-Unknown

Death comes knocking.... close by... and touches our family....

2 Die In Ripley High School Bus Crash
Female Student Among Dead In Ripley School Bus Accident

POSTED: 5:11 pm CST March 29, 2005
UPDATED: 12:58 am CST March 30, 2005

RIPLEY, Okla. -- A school bus collided with a pickup truck near this small Payne County community Tuesday afternoon, killing a 16-year-old Ripley High School girl and the driver of the truck, officials said.

2 Die In Payne County School Bus Crash



Sandra Deann Combs, 16, of Agra, a passenger on the school bus, and Carl Edward Tarver, 58, (Carl is the brother of Kathy Tarver Hanks, wife of Randy Hanks of Ripley. Phillip is very close friends with the family, and Randy and I and Phil used to race pigeons together!) of Cushing, were killed in the crash, said Diann Warnock, a communications officer with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.

The driver of the bus, Jimmie Sue Blose, 50, (Jimmie is a dear friend of Sharon Robinson, a close personal friend of our family. Jimmie is also a former client of ours at the Feed Barn. She is a super super lady who would do anything anytime to help ANYONE! I can still hear her wonderful voice and see her big ole smile... ) and a passenger in Tarver's truck, Linda Tarver, 55, both were transported to area hospitals, Warnock said. Their conditions weren't immediately available.

The pickup, pulling a cattle trailer, was headed northbound on State Highway 18 and the bus was headed east on a county road when the crash occurred, according to OHP Lt. Brandon Kopepasah.

Eric Sams, an employee of an auto shop near the intersection where the crash occurred, witnessed the crash.

"The bus was spun completely around," Sams said. "The front axle of the bus bounced off onto the road and onto the bus."

Ripley softball coach Tony Cazzelle said classes would be voluntary Wednesday and that counselors would be on hand to meet with students.

"It's just a little town, and something like this touches everybody," Cazzelle said. "I know that everybody here knows everybody, and half of them are related."

Cazzelle was coaching the girls' softball team when he found out about the crash.

"We finished the game, and I told the girls after the game," he said.

He said Combs "was a real good friend to several players. We all prayed..."

The Ripley district has about 300 elementary pupils and 125 high school students.

Ed's Note:... please remember these familys in prayer as we go about our lives this day. They will be struggling to understand, as we all are, why, when, what, how, but in the end, it's all God's plan.... The only thing we can do is be ready to go... when the knock comes... on our door, and pray for guidance and understanding of the events... and help and grace and care for the familys... Carl was a wonderful Christian man, as is Jimmie. Sometimes in these deals, those that survive, really don't.

LET'S JUST SEE HOW OBSERVANT YOU REALLY ARE... Ann sent this in this am..

LET'S JUST SEE HOW OBSERVANT YOU REALLY ARE.

Here we go!
1. On a standard traffic light, is the green on the top or bottom?

2. How many states are there in theUSA? (Don't laugh, some people don't know)

3. In which hand is the Statue of Liberty's torch?

4. What six colors are on the classicCampbell's soup label?

5. What two numbers on the telephone dial don't have letters by them?

6. When you walk does your left arm swing with your right or left leg?

7. How many matches are in a standard pack?

8. On the United Statesflag is the top stripe red or white?

9. What is the lowest number on the FM dial?

10. Which way does water go down the drain, counter or clockwise?

11. Which way does a "no smoking" sign's slash run?

12. How many channels on a VHF TV dial? (does anyone have
one of these anymore)?

13. On which side of a women's blouse are the buttons?

14. Which way do fans rotate?

15. What is on the back of a Canadian dime?

16. How many sides does a stop sign have?

17. Do books have even-numbered pages on the right or left side?

18. How many lug nuts are on a standard car wheel?

19. How many sides are there on a standard pencil?

20. Sleepy, Happy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Dopey, Doc. Who's missing?

21. How many hot dog buns are in a standard package?

22. On which playing card s the card maker's trademark?

23. On which side of a Venetian blind is the cord that adjusts the opening between the slats?

24. On the back of a Canadian $1 coin, what is in the centre?

25. There are 12 buttons on a touch tone phone. What 2 symbols bear no digits?

26. How many curves are there in the standard paper clip?

27. Does a merry-go-round turn counter or clockwise?

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1. Bottom
2. 50
3. Right
4. Blue, red, white, yellow, black, &gold
5. 1, 0
6. Right
7. 20
8. Red
9. 88
10. Clockwise (north of the equator)
11. Towards bottom right
12. 12 (no #1)
13. Left
14. Clockwise as you look at it
15 The Bluenose
16. 8
17. Left
18. 5
19. 6
20. Bashful
21. 8
22. Ace of spades
23. Left
24. Loon
25. *, #
26. 3
27 Counter

Today's Quote

Today's Quote

Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.

-Victor Borge

Carried by a horse drawn cart, the caskets of Indian officer Daryl Lussier and his companion Michelle Sigana go past the Red Lake High School in Red Lake, Minn., Saturday, March 26, 2005. Jeff Weise, a 16-year-old student at Red Lake High School shot his grand-father Lussier and his grand-father's companion Michelle Sigana along with seven others at the school and himself on Monday. Funeral services were held for Lussier and Sigana today. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

 

Today's Prayer from Uncle Ivan ~ Thanks...!

"Father, I ask You to bless my friends, relatives, and email friends that are reading this right now.
Show them a new revelation of Your love and power.
Holy Spirit, I ask You to minister to their spirit at this very moment.
Where there is pain, give them Your peace and mercy.
Where there is self-doubt, release a renewed confidence through Your grace.
Bless their homes, families, finances, their goings and their comings.

In Jesus' precious name. Amen."

Sweet Hawaiian Baby Burgers

Sweet Hawaiian Baby Burgers

Ingredients:
1 lb ground beef chuck
4 tsp Worcestershire sauce
4 canned pineapple slices
Salt
12 Hawaiian sweet or small dinner rolls, split
Lettuce
Sauce:
1/4 cup barbecue sauce
1/4 cup pineapple preserves
1 tbsp packed brown sugar

Instructions:
Combine ground beef and Worcestershire sauce in medium bowl, mixing lightly but thoroughly. Shape into twelve 1/2-inch thick mini patties.

Combine sauce ingredients in small saucepan; bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Remove from heat.

Place pineapple slices on rack in broiler pan so surface of pineapple is 3 to 4 inches from heat. Broil 3 to 4 minutes, turning once and brushing with sauce. Remove pineapple; keep warm. Place patties on rack in broiler pan so surface of beef is 3 to 4 inches from heat. Broil 7 to 8 minutes to medium (160°F) doneness, until not pink in center and juices show no pink color, turning halfway through and brushing with sauce. Season with salt, as desired.

Cut each pineapple slice into thirds. Line bottom of each roll with lettuce; top with a burger, then with a pineapple piece. Close sandwiches.
Makes 4 servings.

Nutrition information per serving: 583 calories; 30 g protein; 64 g carbohydrate; 22 g fat; 480 mg sodium; 107 mg cholesterol; 4.6 mg niacin; 0.4 mg vitamin B6; 2.3 mcg vitamin B12; 5.4 mg iron; 5.4 mg zinc

In five short years, coach brings out best in Baylor -

In five short years, coach brings out best in Baylor

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By Nancy Lieberman
Special to ESPN.com

They'll never admit it, but sometimes a coach just doesn't know what to say after a loss.


Kim Mulkey-Robertson and Baylor have reached their first Elite Eight.

You wonder if your players, heads hung low, are even listening. If anything you say can take away the sting.

And boy, you just knew this one would stick with the Baylor Lady Bears for a while.

Down by 21 points against then No. 2-ranked LSU in their season opener, the eighth-ranked Bears staged a furious second-half comeback to tie the score with 1:40 to play, only to lose on the final possession.

But in the locker room afterward, the words flowed freely from Kim Mulkey-Robertson's mouth.

"One day," the Baylor coach told her players, "we're going to be able to win these games."

Turns out, the words were more fact than false hope. And five months later, the Lady Bears' ability to win -- both by blowout and by the skin of their teeth -- has brought the program its first regular-season Big 12 title, its first conference tournament championship and, after Saturday's 64-57 victory over Minnesota, its first trip to the Elite Eight where it will meet North Carolina on Monday (ESPN, 7 p.m. ET).

Along the way, Baylor notched 15 wins by at least 15 points, but also pulled out the tight ones, winning six games that were decided by five or fewer points, including a one-point victory over Sweet 16 competitor Texas Tech in the Big 12 tournament semifinals.

Still, the most notable number of all might be the fact that the just five years ago, Baylor was the worst team in the Big 12.

That, of course, was before Mulkey-Robertson arrived. Before the program produced not one but two All-Americans (junior Sophia Young was named to the AP All-America Second Team, while senior Steffanie Blackmon was tabbed a third-team pick) this season. Before Baylor became one of just two teams this year among the major conferences to win its regular-season and tournament titles outright. And before Mulkey-Robertson racked up a stunning 126-38 record.

No one doubted Mulkey-Robertson would be successful as a head coach. People, including the coach herself, just thought it would be at a different school. After helping Louisiana Tech win back-to-back national championships in 1981 and '82, she joined Leon Barmore's staff and served as an assistant for 15 years. By the time Barmore decided to retire, the assumption was that the program would fall into Mulkey-Robertson's hands.

The offer, albeit disappointing, was made. But Mulkey-Robertson declined. And who could blame her? After giving 19 years to Louisiana Tech, she asked for a five-year contract. The best the school came up with was a one-year deal that would be revisited after her first season.

"I had spent 38 years in Louisiana, and had given 19 years of my life to Louisiana Tech," she said. "I never thought I would leave. I never realized there was a bigger world out there."

But Baylor came calling, and Mulkey-Robertson soon made her way to Waco, Texas. Success quickly followed.

The team went 7-20 prior to her arrival, but Mulkey-Robertson has since guided the Lady Bears to the postseason every season. In 2001, Baylor produced its first professional players when Sheila Lambert and Danielle Crockrom were each drafted in the first round. Lambert also became the program's first Kodak All-American, and Baylor continues to break the program's attendance records.

Ironically, Lambert also won the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award, which recognizes the nation's best player who's 5 feet, 7 inches or shorter. Mulkey-Robertson, who, despite being a playmaker in college scored a then-national record 4,075 points at Hammond High School, won the inaugural award in 1984. Now, with three more wins this season, Mulkey-Robertson could become the first woman to win NCAA titles as both a player and coach.

Junior guard Chameka Scott says her coach's intensity sets the tone for the Lady Bears.

"[Coach] has the ability to get the best out of her players and puts it on the line in every aspect of the game, whether it's going after officials or going after us," Scott said. "She makes you take it up another notch, mentally, emotionally, and how you play on the court."

And yet, despite Mulkey-Robertson's intensity, she has taught Baylor to stay cool and in control in the clutch.

The Lady Bears, who are riding a school-record 17-game winning streak, will need that Monday. Both UNC and Baylor like to run, with the Tar Heels averaging nearly 80 points and the Bears putting about 75 on the board each game. Sounds like it could be another close one.

Ed's note:.... We will have to see. Lou Tech is where OSU's new coach for ladys come's from too, He being the one they chose over Kim... but I bet Coach KIM is the one OSU should have recruited, especially the way the Lady Bears won last night making it to the Final Four of women's bball!! Man, I have never watched the ladies before.. and these ladys are killers!! what an exciting game!!

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Special Birthday today ~ Aunt Agnes Siegrist

All day today Tuesday March 29, 2005

Agnes Palmer Siegrist celebrates her 76th birthday!

Congratulations, and Many Many Many More!!!

New album from Jonathan

New album of Family Easter from Jonathan

I think I fixed the link and it now works....... sorry!

Telluride Marshal's Department, a few hehehe's...

Telluride Marshal's Department


March 17

DUI: A 35-year-old Ouray man who blew a stop sign was asked to provide his license and instead offered the deputy his credit card. He was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol. He said: "I wasn't driving, I was just moving my car around the block."

March 18

HIT AND RUN: A dirty SUV hit a car. The driver yelled, "Are you OK?" but took off before he could hear the answer from the victims. The victim couldn't read the license because it was caked in dirt. The victim said the hit and run driver "looked like he was wasted." Within five minutes, a deputy five blocks away from the accident serendipitously stopped a similar SUV on suspicious of DUI. The SUV matched the description of the hit and run vehicle (dried mud on the license plate), and the suspect matched the hit and run victim's description. There was fresh bumper marks on his front bumper.

WARRANT: A 58-year-old Telluride man was arrested on an outstanding warrant. He was unaware of the warrant. He bonded out for $3,000.

DOG AT LARGE: A pit bull was running around, leash-less, trying to play with a pug. It had no town license and no owner. A man clearing snow said the dog had been running loose for 45 minutes. The code enforcement officer took the dog to the pound. When the owner was contacted, he hung up on the cops, and was described by police as having very poor manners. When he came into the marshal's office to retrieve the dog, he threw a $50 bill down on the counter (the fee for dog catching) and said to the officer "I have dealt with you in the past and you were a nice guy, but lately you're a jerk. Some day you will need my help and I'm not going to give it to you." When the officer saw him on the street later, the man yelled, "It's called Karma!" Again, he was described as being very poorly behaved.

March 16

LOUD PARTY: A noise complaint came in about an apartment being too loud at 3:30 a.m. A woman in the apartment was given a warning by the cops. Then, at around 4:10 a.m., another noise complaint came in. The woman explained "the walls are paper thin and we were only talking." The deputy said he had heard music coming from the apartment. The woman was cited for unnecessary noise violation.

March 22

DUI: A 33-year-old Moab woman was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol.

Feb. 21

HATRED FOR COPS: A driver contacted for erratic driving lost his temper with the cops. He said he was "sick of being harassed by [expletive] cops." When another cop arrived to help out the scene, he said: "how many [expletive] cops do you need to talk to me?"

THEFT: An employee at a local fitness center said she thought her ring had been stolen while she worked out. It was later recovered.

RECOVERED BIKE: A bike found in the Free Box and ridden by a woman turned out to be owned by someone else.

Mountain Village Police Department

March 14

CITIZEN ASSIST: A booted vehicle was released to a citizen, and the past due fine collected.

CARS PARKED TOO LONG: Two vehicles were parked in the upper lot for most of the winter. The cops ran the plates and they turned out to be employee vehicles that will be moved.

PARKING CODE ENFORCEMENT: Ten tickets were issued.

CITIZEN ASSIST: A vehicle was out of gas. Gas was brought to the vehicle but it still would not start. She said she would try again the next day.

BAR CHECK: No problems in a local bar, aside from a few livers being assaulted.

March 15

CITIZEN ASSIST: A person lost his keys. He said he would have the car out of the way by 10 a.m. the next morning. Code enforcement was advised.

CITIZEN ASSIST: A lost guest needed directions to overnight parking and a ride from the B-lot to her hotel.

PARKING PROBLEM: There was a report of an abandoned trailer in the circle of upper San Joaquin. Upon arrival, the fuzz found that the owner was attaching the trailer to his truck. He stated that his other truck had broken down and that he had to get another vehicle to move it.

THEFT: Report of ski privileges being abused. Telski declined to prosecute because the person using the pass did not read or speak English. Telski was satisfied with civil restitution.

CTIZEN ASSIST: A person was concerned with all the construction traffic in the Lost Creek Lane traffic circle. The 5-0 advised him that city officials were working on the problem and would be coming up with a plan to solve these issues.

THEFT: One guy was caught skiing on another guy's ski pass. He was cited into municipal court for misdemeanor theft.

THEFT: Ditto.

WANTED: A subject was arrested on an active warrant, pokey-d, and held on $5,000 bond.

STOLEN SNOWBOARD: Weak, dude.

IRONY ALERT: A No Parking sign broke off and fell on a vehicle parked in front of it, causing minor damage. On further review, the car was found to be legally parked there.

CITIZEN ASSIST: Fines paid = boot removed.

STOLENT SKIS: Super weak, dude.

RUNAWAY JUVENILE: A person called to report that their juvenile son ran away from home. Cops took a report, and gave dispatch information for the national databases.

BAR CHECK: Everything checked out.

March 16

VEHICLE THEFT: Telluride Ski and Golf Company said it could not find one of its company vehicles.

THEFT: Ski pass in the name of one person used by person with different name.

TRAFFIC DETAIL: One person needed to be warned for traveling 25 in a 20 mph zone.

March 17

NOISE COMPLAINT: An unknown female called to report loud music coming from the apartment next door. It turned out to be coming from the apartment below her. The people down under agreed to turn the music down.

GRAFFITTI: No suspects currently in the case of the spray painted Gondola seat.

TRAFFIC DETAIL: Two people were speeding, both going 28 in a 20. One driver had a license plate that appeared expired but it turned out the 2005 sticker had fallen off. The driver said he would get a new sticker.

MOTORIST ASSIST: A driver locked the keys in the car with the motor running.

THEFT ON LIFT 4: A 39-year-old male from New Hampshire was trying to use someone else's ski pass. Then a 55-year-old female from Texas did the same thing. Then a 47-year-old woman did the same.

CONCERT DUTY: 900 or so people showed up for a concert; only six verbal warnings were issued.

March 18

SENT TO HIS ROOM: A person complained that he had had an altercation with a drunk passenger on Dial-a-Ride. The passenger was warned about his behavior and sent to his room.

LOST KEYS: While skiing, a dude lost his keys.

AT LIFT 4: A 54-year-old local man was caught trying to use someone else's pass.

AT LIFT 10: A 54-year-old local woman was caught trying to use someone else's pass.

AT LIFT 10: A 59-year-old man was caught trying to use someone else's five-day ski pass.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON: A male and female were having a heated discussion. They said everything was OK.

March 19

ON LIFT 4: A 46-year-old male was caught using someone else's pass.

March 20

ON LIFT 4: A 19-year-old male was caught using someone else's pass.

TRAFFIC ACCIDENT: Three car accident: one car ran off the road and suffered no damage, while two cars slammed into each other head-on, causing between $3,000 and $4,000 worth of damage.

San Miguel Sheriff's Office

March 14

FALSE ALARM: At the airport, a worker arriving at the beginning of the day set off the alarm.

March 15

FRAUD: A landowner suspected fraud in connection with a property he was renting near Sunshine Peak. Counterfeit U.S. Post Service money orders were involved, and the case was transferred to the USPS.

NEAR ILIUM: A man drove clean and sober.

March 16

GAS SKIP: At a gas station Down Valley, somebody skipped out on paying for gas.

FRAUD: A Redvale woman had her identity stolen, and a thief used her credit card to buy over $1,400 in merchandise from New York.

SHEEP: Sheep wandered from their pasture into another. This is a recurring problem.

March 17

TRASH LOSS: A vehicle driving down Highway 145 was losing trash out of the back of the vehicle.

DUCK: An Egnar resident reported a possible gunshot near her residence.

CRIMINAL MISCHIEF: A Lawson Hill resident awoke to find someone had painted a potentially threatening message on her window.

POACHING: Two people were poaching in the Norwood area.

March 18

RECKLESS DRIVING: There was very nearly a very painful head-on collision east of Sawpit as a driver attempted a dangerous and illegal pass on a curve on Highway 145. An oncoming driver saved himself and others with a successful avoidance maneuver through a ditch. The guy making the dangerous pass was stopped and issued a citation.

CIVIL DISPUTE: A family disputed something.

DOG LOOSE: A heeler-lab mix was found near Norwood.

March 19

DUI: A 47-year-old man was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: A possible domestic violence dispute turned out to be verbal only.

ANIMAL WELFARE CHECK: On Juniper Dr., the dogs had plenty of food and water.

SHEEP: Sheep were out of their pasture. The owner was contacted.

March 20

AIRPLANE CRASH: A single engine airplane performed an emergency landing in the Norwood area after losing power during an approach to Telluride Airport. Due to low visibility, the pilot landed in an open field causing some damage to the plane. The pilot was uninjured.

DID YOU SEE.. DID YOU SEE... THE EMPTY TOMB.... ????

HAPPY EASTER TO ONE AND ALL... THE MOST AMAZING THING REGARDING EASTER, I WAS ASKED? Well, that would have to be that Jesus Christ gave his life for me, arose, and is sitting with God in Heaven watching all this, and STILL loves and welcomes me into his arms!! 

I know.. need to see Kaitlyn's easter dress.. however, this is an important pic.. Phillip is holding Kaitlyn for the first time.. practicing we hold for even neater things to come!!! from them??? haha... Anyway, thought this was a neat catch, Uncle Phillip and his niece, Kaitlyn... ! All the kiddos were here except the Blankinships. Had a nice visit... but missed them very much... maybe next year, huh? Happy Easter... I will put pics up tomorrow I hope.. so no need to look now.. haha.. 

Our little princess was here today... and she is messing around with her Daddy and the Dancing Easter Bunny that Grandma Moffat gave her~! Gotta' love those grandma's.... haha... More later.. enjoy the day!